Ansco Rediflex Camera Manual

							,.r (Figure 6) and press
:.r 6rmly down on thet, red shutter release
;, (Figure 1). T7 h e n:. taking snapshots, a.: ringle downward
,; pressure on the shut:: te.r release operates
 the shutter. oPening and closing it. Dontjerk the shutter re.
lease for this will move yout camera and result
in a blurred picture. Hold your breath for an in-
stant.when.pushing down on the shutter release.
Immediately after taking the 6rst picture, wind
again until the Figure 2 appears in the red
window.
OUTDOOR SNAPSHOTS should be made with
the sunlight coming from behind you (front light
ing). A better position is to place your subiect
so that the suns rays fall across the face from
over your left or right shoulder. This gives your
picture side lighting-it eliminates heavy shadgws,
especially around the eyes, often present in front
lighting. 
						

							
FOCUSING
The Rediflex Camera requires no focusing. Its
::red focus lens photographs all objects ftom 8
:=;t to infinity (as far as you can see) sharply
:.:rd clearly. In order to take close-ups, a portrait
:rtachment can be obtained from your photo-
-lraphic dealer. This special attachment will enable
1ou to make head and shoulder portraits at a
distance of lyz feet from the subject.
UNLOADING
After the twelfth, or last exposure, continue to
turn the winding knob until the red or green
paper is completely wound of onto the take-up
spool, and you can no longer see the paper
through the red window. Now open the back of
the camera, pull out the swing loading bracket
(Figure 2) and remove the roll of exposed 6lm.
Fold under the pointed end of the red or green
paper and seal the spool with the Exposed
sticker. The 61m is now ready to be developed andprinted,
To prepare the camera for the next ro11 of film,move the empty spool to the take-up position.
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							MAKING BULB EXPOSURES
\7hen the light is not bright enough to make
instantaneous or snapshot pictures, as when the
subiect is in the shade of a tree, or on dull, cloudy
days, and you dp not wish to make a fash shot,
you may want to make a bulb exposure.
l. To make bulb exposures, hold the camera
on a firm support, a chair, table or other steady
object. It is very important that neither the camera
nor the subject move during the exposure as this
will cause a blurred picture.
2. To take the picture, put the time lever
(Figure 1) in the 8 or Bulb position and
press the shutter release down gently, holding it
down for the length of the exposure. The shutter
remains open as long as the iever is- heid down
and closes when the lever is released.
3. Bulb exposures longer than one second are
seldom necessary outdoors even in extremely dull
weather. Bulb exposures made indoors by daylight
range from 6ve se.conds to two minutes in length,
depending upon the brilliance of light outside and
the number of windows in the room. 
						

							
MAKING FLASH SHOTS
l. To make synchronized flash exposutes with
your Rediflex Camera, you must first putchase
an Anscoflash Type 1 (JN 174), a roll of Ansco
620 Size SUPREME or SUPERPAN PRESS FILM,
two fresh, penlight-size batteries and as many
bayonet base flash lamps as you need. Consult
the exposure table for the size of lamps recom-
mended for Ansco Films. The flash unit may be
outchased from vour local dealer.
IMPORTANT
Make sure that the batteries are fresh. Freshbatteries will last for about one hundred expos-ures but lose their strength with age; threemonths is the average life of a battery whenused for flash work.
2. The Anscoflash Type I (JN 174) as sold,
is ready for use with the Ansco Pioneer Cameta.
To use it with the Rediflex Camera, first remove
the screw and clamp from the botton-r of the unit
and insert the stud, (which is enciosed in an en-
velope inside the battery compartment) into the
sarne screw hole.
3. Raise the metal back of the flash unit by
lifting up on the side clamps and place the new
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							batteries inside the compartment (Figure 7). Make
sure that the top and bottom of the batteries and
all contact points in the battery box are clean and
that the batteries are in series-ONE TIP UP
AND ONE TIP DOIfN-as indicated in the bat-fFn/ .^mhr rfmPnt
4. Close the metal back and attach the flash
unit to your camera by inserting the prongs into
the holes on the side of the camera. (Figure 8).
If necessary to assure snug fit, slightly spread 
						

							
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FIGURE A
the notch in each prong of the flash unit. Now,
operate the shutter several times before loading
the camera with film and inserting a flash bulb.
This assures clean contact points and smoother
operation of the shutter.
5. Next, insert a bayonet-type fiash lamp into
the flash unit and line up the two protruding pins
on the base of the larnp with the socket slots of
the flash unit. Then push the bulb into the socket
without turning-until a click is heard, indicating
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							that the bulb is securely in place. Do not inserta flash lamp into the socket except when the flashunit is attached to the came.ra.
6. To make a flash picture, hold the cameraas shown in Figure !. Make sure that the timelever (Figure 1) is in the I or Instantaneousposition. Now select your subiect in the viewfinder(Figure 6) and press firmly down on the red shut-ter release (Figure 1). This opens the shutterand flashes the lamp.
7. After an exposure, the lamp is easiJy re-n-roved by squeezing the lamp release lever on theside of the flash unit. The contact spring actuallythrox.s the lamp out, making it unnecessary totouch the hot lamp with your fingers.
\fhen removing the Anscoflash Type I fromthe camera, do not twist or pu1l out the flash unitby forcing either of the prongs, as they may bendand cause a poor contact condition or snap of thebattery housing. Also, when not using the flashunit over a period of titne, remove the batteriesto Drevent corrosion.
FLASH SHOTS OUTDOORS
Exceilent pictures can be
flash shots out-of-doors with
obtained by making
your Ansco Rediflex 
						

							
FIGURE 9
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							equipped with the Anscoflash Type I. All you dois take an ordinary snapshot with the flash unitattached to youf camera. The extra light from theflash bulb lightens up the shadows in your sub-jects face or the background.
EXPOSURE GUIDE
Use ?hotoflash No. 5 Bulb or Superflash press 2b Bulb
Type of FilmDistance From Your CameraTo Subject
16 to 25 feet
12 to !6 feet
8 to 12 feet
Note: SM-bulb is not recommended for use withthis camera,
Superpan Press
Supreme
Plenachrome 
						

							
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vI OULL VANT TO PROTECT YOUR
REDIFLEX with a sturdy, easy-to-use, eveready
carrying case. Superbly tailored, the Ansco Redi-flex Eveready Case protects your camera from dirtand damage. It is furnished in both synthetic andgenuine leather.
You get better pictures with Ansco Films-askfor the film in the blue and red carton.
PLENACHROME-The orthocromatic film for out-door pictures in sunshine or shower.
SUPREME-FoI outdoor pictures and indoor pic-tures. An ideal panchomatic film formaking.photographs which are to beenlarged.
SUPERPAN PRESS-Anscos fastest panchromaticroll 6lm for all those dilficult-to-getoutdoor and indoor shots.
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